Pollution woes: IMA requests Delhi HC to postpone half marathon

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) owing to the increasing pollution in the city urged the Delhi High Court to pass directions to postpone the Delhi Half Marathon.

The order came on a letter written by the IMA to Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking postponing of the marathon, scheduled to be held on November 19.

A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued notice to the Delhi government, police, the pollution control panel DPCC and the organisers of the event sought their reply by November 16, the next date of hearing.

The letter was moved in the main PIL initiated by the high court to address air pollution problems of Delhi and in which it has been issuing directions from time to time.